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Paris (AFP) – Portugal surprised everyone last year when they surprised Fiji in their second Rugby World Cup appearance. Publication of: 2024/02/02 – 02:47 3 minutes Os Lobos (Wolves) defeated the Pacific Islanders and eventual quarterfinalists by one point in the group stage.It happened three weeks after they drew with Georgia in their sixth World Cup appearance, and 16 years after they lost 108-13 to New Zealand on their debut in the tournament in 2007.Portugal, coached by former France winger Patrice Lagisquet, returned home from the tournament in October to a hero's welcome in an unprecedented moment for rugby in…
attachment February 1, 2024 -The World Bank today approved a series of innovative tools to help developing countries better respond to crises and better prepare for future shocks. These new tools expand on the recently announced crisis preparedness and response toolkit to empower countries, drive impactful development, and ultimately contribute to making the planet a better place to live and a world free of poverty. The expanded crisis toolkit builds on lessons learned from previous crisis responses to fill in the gaps and significantly expands the tools available to countries to ensure comprehensive protection in times of crisis. The latest…
Visual effects artists working on James Cameron's “Avatar'' voted to form a union in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election. From The Hollywood Reporter: Of the 88 eligible employees who support the production of Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment at TCF US Productions, a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, 57 voted to unionize, and 19 others. cast a negative vote, and the two votes were invalidated. These employees include creature costumers and environment artists, as well as stage, environment, rendering, postvis, sequence, turnover, and kabuki department staff. Labor and management will be able to raise objections within the next few days,…
#SwiftTok had a tough day. Sound from artists including Taylor Swift, Drake and others went silent early Thursday morning after Universal Music Group and his TikTok failed to reach an agreement regarding music licensing for his UMG artists on the app.”Some of my most viewed videos are ones that talk about Taylor Swift with Taylor Swift songs in the background,” says Savannah Derulo, TikTok's Wordle influencer and Swiftie . “So it's pretty sad that they're silent, because we've worked so hard.”Derulo says creators may switch to alternate versions of official songs or experiment with ways to avoid copyrighted music altogether,…
Washington DC – A new Republican firestorm has erupted over U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar — this time over alleged comments she made during a speech to Somali-Americans. The only problem, according to two independent analyzes of the speech, is that the words that incited the uproar appear to have been mistranslated. Omar has been accused of saying in Somali that she put foreign interests ahead of U.S. interests, but multiple news outlets have since debunked that accusation and found major flaws in the translation of her speech. It pointed out. But that didn't stop firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from…
French striker Karim Benzema is rumored to be on the move. Al Ittihad However, the club will hold transparent negotiations with the Saudi Pro League club, which wants the 36-year-old to stay for another season. (Ben Jacobs)External linkaston villa English defender Callum Chambers has rejected offers from three Championship teams despite the Midlands club being open to the 29-year-old leaving. (Football Insider)External linkChampionship promotion hopefuls west brom Some clubs have inquired about signing former Arsenal defender Chambers. (Post)External linkformer everton Winger Ademola Lookman, 26, is being targeted. atlético madrid and juventus, Who are the current players who could be transferred…
Palworld is the viral “Pokémon with guns” game, making it the largest third-party product released by Microsoft on Game Pass. The game has sold 12 million copies on Steam and 7 million on Xbox since its release on January 19, according to developer Pocketpair. One million copies were sold in the first eight hours. Engadget reports: In addition to being the largest third-party Game Pass launch in history, Palworld also had the largest third-party day-one launch on Xbox Cloud Gaming (included in Game Pass Ultimate). The highest peak since the game's launch was his nearly 3 million daily active users…
An anonymous reader cites a TechCrunch report. The pace of Apple Vison Pro apps is picking up ahead of Friday's launch of the spatial computing device as developers prepare apps for the new platform. According to third-party analysis of the App Store, just last week, there were only more than 150 apps designed specifically for the Vision Pro, but today Apple announced more than 600 new apps and games for the Vision Pro. announced that it was ready. A professional who is about to make his debut. These join his more than 1 million apps that are already compatible across…
Josel scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season, helping Real Madrid return to first place in La Liga.Josel scored a goal in each half as Real Madrid defeated local rivals Getafe to return to the top of La Liga.The former Stoke striker put Carlo Ancelotti's side ahead after 14 minutes when he headed in Lucas Vazquez's cross, before sealing victory with a superb finish early in the second half.Getafe's Mason Greenwood and Borja Mayoral hit the post, but Real opened up a two-goal lead over Girona.This loss leaves Getafe in 10th place.Buoyed by the return of Jude Bellingham…
Marcus Rashford has scored eight goals in the Premier League on Thursday, only Harry Kane has scored more goals with 10.Coby Mainou scored the winning goal in the 97th minute as Manchester United defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3 at Molineux in a Premier League classic.Just seconds after Pedro Neto appeared to have given Wolves a point, Maynou picked up the ball on the left and slotted it past Jose Sa for his first Premier League goal.Wolves were 2-0 down at half-time and leveled the score in the 85th minute, 3-1 behind, but 18-year-old Maynou helped United secure the three points.Marcus Rashford,…